All MSHA-reportable accidents at Allegheny Metallurgical, LLC operations in 2020. Fatalities appear first.
A roof fall occurred approximate 15' wide by 20' long and 5-6' in height, Just before raise drill pilot hole punched through, water migrated through rock strata and settle in swag of roof, and started draining before roof fell in. Just outby raise bore area.
Employee just installed glue and roof bolt into hole and was helping operator put bolt into drill pot, the operator started to push bolt up into hole unaware that other employee had hand on drill pot, as EE raise boom, employee got pinched between mast and steel clamp
Employees were removing damaged fan line. During the process of hooking up rigging, an employee hooked rigging on loose tail end of cable. Once the cable took weight of the rigging, it pulled the assumed connection point, allowing rigging to fall to work deck hitting employee.
Employee was in the process of drilling hole for roof support. EE had laid EE's roof bolt against drill mast and realized the drill bit was stuck in hole, EE went to retrieve bill using drill steel and as EE was lowering the drill mast it came in contact with roof bolt causing it to strike employee in the mouth.
Employee was in the process of changing steel for jack Leg Drill, when a piece of rock broke loose in front of support jacks and fell from top striking employee in left arm, causing laceration
Employee was in the process of bolting up wire mesh in the slope, when a piece of rock fell out and hit canopy causing rock to bounce off and hit bolter operator in back of head, causing laceration to rt. ear.